Multi-scale morphology characterization of hierarchically porous silver foam electrodes for electrochemical CO₂ reduction

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Hoffmann, Hendrik ; Paulisch-Rinke, Melanie Cornelia ; Gernhard, Marius ; Jännsch, Yannick ; Timm, Jana ; Brandmeir, Carola ; Lechner, Steffen ; Marschall, Roland ; Moos, Ralf ; Manke, Ingo ; Roth, Christina:
Multi-scale morphology characterization of hierarchically porous silver foam electrodes for electrochemical CO₂ reduction.
In: Communications Chemistry. Bd. 6 (2023) . - 50.
ISSN 2399-3669
DOI der Verlagsversion: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42004-023-00847-z

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Abstract

Ag catalysts show high selectivities in the conversion of carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide during the electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2RR). Indeed, highly catalytically active porous electrodes with increased surface area achieve faradaic conversion efficiencies close to 100%. To establish reliable structure-property relationships, the results of qualitative structural analysis need to be complemented by a more quantitative approach to assess the overall picture. In this paper, we present a combination of suitable methods to characterize foam electrodes, which were synthesised by the Dynamic Hydrogen Bubble Templation (DHBT) approach to be used for the CO2RR. Physicochemical and microscopic techniques in conjunction with electrochemical analyses provide insight into the structure of the carefully tailored electrodes. By elucidating the morphology, we were able to link the electrochemical deposition at higher current densities to a more homogenous and dense structure and hence, achieve a better performance in the conversion of CO2 to valuable products.